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An improperly or late castrated bull or ram u2013 called also a bull seg. See the Note under ox.

stag(Noun)

An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange.

stag(Noun)

One who applies for the allotment of shares in new projects, with a view to sell immediately at a premium, and not to hold the stock.

stag(Noun)

The European wren.

stag(Noun)

An unmarried male, a bachelor; a male not accompanying a female at a social event.

stag(Noun)

A social event for males held in honor of a groom on the eve of his wedding, attended by male friends of the groom, sometimes a fund-raiser.

The stag will be held in the hotel's ballroom

stag(Verb)

To act as a "stag", an irregular dealer in stocks.

stag(Verb)

To watch; to dog, or keep track of.

stag(Adverb)

Of a man, attending a formal social function without a date.

My brother went stag to prom because he couldn't find a date.

Origin: From steg, stagge, from stagga, stacga and steggi, steggr, both from staggijô, from stegʰ-. Cognate with steggi, steggur and shtagë. Related to staggard, staggon.

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Stag(noun)

the adult male of the red deer (Cervus elaphus), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti

Stag(noun)

the male of certain other species of large deer

Stag(noun)

a colt, or filly; also, a romping girl

Stag(noun)

a castrated bull; -- called also bull stag, and bull seg. See the Note under Ox

Stag(noun)

an outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange

Stag(noun)

one who applies for the allotment of shares in new projects, with a view to sell immediately at a premium, and not to hold the stock

Stag(noun)

the European wren

Stag(verb)

to act as a "stag", or irregular dealer in stocks

Stag(verb)

to watch; to dog, or keep track of

Origin: [Icel. steggr the male of several animals; or a doubtful AS. stagga. Cf. Steg.]

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Stag

Stag is the eighth album by Melvins, which was released in 1996 through Atlantic Records.

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Stag

stag, n. the male deer, esp. one of the red deer:—fem.Hind: a speculator who applies for shares or stock in new concerns quoted at a premium, hoping to obtain an allotment and secure a profit without holding the stock, one who sells new securities quoted at a premium before allotment.—v.t. to follow, to dog, to shadow.—v.i. to act as a stag on the stock-exchange.—ns.Stag′-bee′tle, a genus of Lamellicorn beetles, nearly allied to the Scarabees, the males with large projecting mandibles; Stag′-dance, -part′y, a dance or party of men only; Stag′hound, a name applied both to the buck-hound and the Scottish deer-hound. [Ice. steggr, a male animal, stiga, to mount.]

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The stag symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the stag symbol and its characteristic.